The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-10-28

posed, who have been arrested anG
are now in Jail, were found last week
in ground hog hole wrapped up in
bundle of rags.
Elmer E. Krauss & Co. 8I9 Arch
St. insert their card in to days MID
LAND, offering their services to Shop
by Mail" The firm have made ar
rangements with some OF the leading
houses in Philadelphia. ! Shopping
by mail is steadily growing in favor
For the best selected stock of muz
zle and breech loading guns, go to
Haines e. Kirk, o7.8t
A course of lectures to consist oil
some of the most noted and talented
speakers of the day. will be given in
the public hall this fall and winter
The movement will no doubt prove
of great benefit to this community.
The first lecture of the course will
probably be given about the IN ddlc
of next month.
The funeral services in Chicago
over the remains of Hon. Elihu u.
Washburne were held on Wednesday,
Prof. Swing delivered the sermon.
The interment took place at Galena
on Thursday. Secretary Bayard
made formal announcement OF Mr..
Washburne's death. and directed
that the State Department be closed
on the day of the funeral nd draped
in mourning for ten days thereafter
The following bit of poultry news
is going the rounds of the papers
and we republish the item by way of
encoura cement to other ladies to try
their luck The remarkable feature
about the transaction is that Mrs
Ross came out $50 ahead in place of
behind.
Mrs. Mary Ross, of Conowingo,
engaged in the poultry business thi s
year, for the first time. She has had
Re markably good fortune. In addi-
ton to erecting a handsome hen
house, buying food for her poultry,
ETC., she has $50 in cash to show Oh
the credit side of the ledger.
Oysters on the half.shell with a few
drops of lemon juice are luxury for
an epicure. You can get them at
Hambleton's.
Mr.. W. Brown will receive car
load of York State apples at Rising
Sun station about the first of next
week, which he will sell in large or
small quantities. The apples raised
in New York are of superior quality
and flavor, excellent keepers and
persons who desire to lay in sup
ply Of this excellent fruit should not
let this opportunity pass.
Mrs. Mary Nickle, relict of Andrew
Nickles, dec. died at her home in
the Sth district on Sunday last, at an
advanced age. Her remains were
inferred at West Nottingham Pres
byterian burying ground, on Wed
nesday. The deceased had been
confined to her bed for several years,
and bore suffering with great chris
tian fortitude.
Mr.. VIM. M. Singerly of the Rec
ord and Elkton pulp works and sew
eral other big enterprises recently
purchased twenty blooded Kentucky
colts which he has placed on his
Montgomery county farm, where he
has one of the finest herds of Hol
stein cattle in the state.
Have you seen that fine Kip Boo
walker make at E. R. Buffington's
it is perfect beauty.
Mr.. l. f. Vanarsdale has organic
ed a singing class to meet in Wes
Nottingham chapel on Saturday ev
enings. How the lasses and the
swans Of the neighborhood will en-
joy the class this fall and winter
There is nothing equal to country
singing school for match making
Our old frieni Vanarsdale is gooC
teacher.
A house to rent at last. Mr. Emery
will move to Clifton and leave one
house vacant in Rising Sun. Mr.
Emery has procured very desirable
situation at Clifton, Pa. where he
will move his family to. The NJ. E
Church of this borough will lose in
the movement one of it's most active
and jealous members in the absence
of Mrs. Emery.
The Preshytery of New Castle me,
in Dovea Del, on Monday morning
at 1920 o'clock. The Synod of Bal.
timore embracing in addition to New
Castle Presbytery, the Presbyteries
of Baltimore and Washington, con
vened at the same place at 1880 P. NJ
on Tuesday and was opened with a
sermon by Rev. Joseph t. Smith OF
Baltimore, Moderator of the last
General Asse mb!y.
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